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1. [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:46:59 -0400; We've suddenly got really hot water (170F!) coming out of faucets. The water heater is a pretty standard double element electric job. I opened the covers, and the settings were where I'd expect them; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00079.html (7,359 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:39:46 -0700; Impossible; they don't get power when the thermostat is open. Seems likely to me. I'm guessing that, if you get it off, you'll want to replace it anyway. But if not, you should be able to do the old; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00080.html (7,401 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: PJ McGarvey <pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:59:33 -0400; Incidentally, anyone know what is the maximum temp. that a copper with solder (or other, like PEX) potable water system designed to handle, in case a thermostat fails open? (I recently used PEX and S; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00081.html (7,811 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:18:01 -0400; So the water continued to get really, really hot, even with both 'stats set at their minimum setting. The water temperature at the kitchen faucet reached 190F, and the temp limiting switch do-hickey; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00082.html (8,677 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:23:48 -0700; I know you don't want to hear this, but I'm going to say it anyway ... chances are you should just replace the whole heater. The tanks don't last forever and if yours has already outlived a thermost; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00083.html (7,795 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:49:10 -0400; It's four years old, and has a 10 year warranty on the tank. I think it's worth $20 in thermostats. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Support Team.N; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00084.html (8,079 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:04:18 -0700; Yikes ! Sure don't make them like they used to. In that case I agree with you. Randall _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mail; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00085.html (7,572 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:20:38 -0400; Yeah, I'm pretty annoyed. The unit was defective at installation (the lower element didn't work), and shortly after they fixed it, there was something else that got done under a recall. I suspect if; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00086.html (7,645 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:31:12 -0400; For the benefit of the archives: What happened in my case was that the lower element's thermostat welded its contacts together, leaving the element on constantly, until the thermal safety switch trip; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00087.html (10,049 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: Jimmie Mayfield <mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org>; Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:05:17 -0400; Given that each element in an electric water heater is typically around 5000W, you could be looking at a fairly annoying electric bill next month depending on how long this went undetected and where; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00088.html (8,087 bytes)
11. Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water (score: 1): Author: Pat <Pat@HorneSystemsTx.com>; Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:41:38 -0500; If you can't find a thermostat right away, just disconnect the element that is staying on all the time. This will at least give you normal temperature hot water, but just not as fast a recycle time a; /html/shop-talk/2008-06/msg00089.html (8,603 bytes)

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